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He was baptised in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, on 4 June 1790, his parents being John and Mary.²

He married Ann Oxled in Penn, Buckinghamshire, on 21 February 1811. At the subsequent baptism of his daughter Esther he gave his occupation as wheelwright.^1,3

George died between January 1839 and March 1839 in Cookham, Berkshire.⁴

Geraldine Nora Barton was born in Belgaum, Bombay, on 10 August 1894. She was the daughter of Lawrence Fleetwood BARTON (Captain in the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Scots) and Grace Elizabeth FIREBRACE.² She was baptised at St Mary's Church in Belgaum, Bombay, on 20 September 1894.²
She was listed in the 1901 census at House no.11 in Augherinagh, Dripsey, Co. Cork; the census return shows her father, now a retired Army Major, was born in New Zealand, while her mother was born in Australia. Clearly the family had travelled widely, as her sister Mary Grace (aged 12) was born in Sth Africa, Sybil Dora (8) was born, like Geraldine, in India and her brother Ralph Firebrace (4) was born in Scotland. The household also included four local servants.³
She was listed in the 1911 census at the Prince of Wales Hotel in Scarborough, North Riding, Yorkshire, where she was staying with her father and sister Sybil.⁴

She married Charles Francis Linnaeus Stevens, son of Charles Richard Stevens and Emma Polglase James, at St Jude in Kensington, London, Middlesex, on 3 January 1918. He described himself as a Captain in the 10th Lancers.^1,5

She was decorated with the Victory Medal and British War Medal for her service with the Voluntary Aid Detachment of the British Red Cross from 25 May to 26 Nov 1917.⁶

In 1930 Charles petitioned Geraldine Nora Barton for divorce, citing Charles WINTER as co-respondent.⁷

Geraldine's second marriage was to Charles Edward Winter Purdon on 31 October 1930 in Kensington, London, Middlesex.^8,9

She was widowed at age 58 on the death of her husband Charles on 4 May 1953.^10,11,9

Geraldine died on 25 January 1979 at Castle Ward in Strangford, Co. Down, at age 84.¹²

Her will was probated on 17 May 1979 with the estate valued at £103,443.¹²

Sarah Barton was born in Buckinghamshire circa 1821.¹
The siblings Esther and Sarah were listed in the 1841 census at Wycombe Lower in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, with their mother Ann Oxled.¹

Ina Sinclair Bates was born in Hastings, Hawkes Bay, on 16 September 1904.¹

She married Harold George Cooley in New Zealand in 1949.²

Ina died on 25 March 1972 in Auckland at age 67.^3,4 She was buried on 28 March 1972 at the Onetangi Lawn Cemetery, Onetangi Rd in Waiheke Island.⁴

Joseph William Bates was born in Akaroa, Canterbury, on 2 April 1873.¹

He married Isabella Ellen Shirriffs in Sydney, New South Wales, on 8 July 1902.²

He was widowed at age 32 on the death of his wife Isabella on 22 October 1905.^3,4

Joseph's second marriage was to Maxwell Forfar Hutton Moodie, daughter of George Hutton Moodie and Janet Harley Hutton, on 15 February 1913 at the George Moodie residence, 32 Royal Terrace in Dunedin, Otago.^5,6,7

Joseph died on 15 September 1945 in Hastings, Hawkes Bay, at age 72.⁸ He was buried in September 1945 at the Hastings Cemetery in Hastings.⁹

Maxwell Harley Bates was born in Hastings, Hawkes Bay, on 6 March 1914.

She married Owen George Ebbett at St Andrew's Church in Hastings, Hawkes Bay, on 4 January 1941.¹

Maxwell died on 24 May 1986 in Hastings, Hawkes Bay, at age 72.

Florence Mabel Battley was born in New Zealand on 2 November 1866.^1,2

She married Thomas Spencer Lawry, son of Henry Hassall Lawry and Hephzibah Forsaith, in New Zealand on 21 July 1892.^1,3,4

She was widowed at age 28 on the death of her husband Thomas on 22 June 1895.^1,5

Florence died on 9 March 1940 at age 73.¹

Marian's birth was registered between October 1882 and December 1882 in Warwickshire.^1,2

She married Albert Victor Horner Wallis, son of William Wallace Wallis and Ann Paul, in New Zealand in 1920.^1,3,4

Marian died on 9 June 1969 in Auckland.^1,5,6 She was buried on 11 June 1969 at the Purewa Cemetery.⁷

Gerald Stuart Baxter was born on 18 September 1927.²

He married June Matilda McKechie, daughter of James Lang McKechie and Matilda Macdonald Blair, in New Zealand in 1948.³

Gerald died in 1997 in New Zealand.¹

Alison Victoria Bayliss was born in Wolverhampton, Midlands, on 23 January 1946.¹

Alison's marriage to Donald Stuart Bagnall Fergusson, son of Ewen Mcgregor Field Fergusson and Winifred Evelyn (Bobbie) Bagnall, was registered between July 1972 and September 1972 in Wolverhampton, Midlands.²

She was widowed at age 62 on the death of her husband Donald on 20 September 2008.^3,4

Alison died in 2014.